When it comes to electric vehicles, we would like you to there would be many more Of those who walk the streets of some cities, Tesla has been the one who has paved the way for others to follow. More than 100.000 vehicles of the great Elon Musk are heading to conquer those highways that are spread over most of the planet; here your plan.
Today a new electric bus has debuted, the Catalyst E2-Series, which is focused on public transit. This bus from Proterra, a leading North American manufacturer, is ready to take to the streets for next year. The great ability of this bus is that it is capable of traveling more than 650 kilometers on a single charge, a little more than what is achieved with the Tesla Model S with its 509 kilometers of autonomy.
Those 650 kilometers they are more than enough to cover all the routes during a day of the bus. If an electric car already has its benefits, a larger vehicle, such as buses and trucks, has greater benefits. It is public buses that are the perfect candidates to take advantage of the "electric". By having a predictable route, they do not need a charging infrastructure, since having an extensive load, they are usually parked at night and thus it is used to charge them.
Electric buses save money on fuel and maintenance, and some cities get subsidies for using them which reduces costs. This lowers the price of a Catalyst E2 Series, typically around $ 799.000. If a diesel bus costs about $ 300.000, we can already find its logic.
The secret to Proterra's bus lies in its ability to 660 kWh storage, enough to be able to weigh more than 12 tons for a bus of more than 12 meters in length. This bus will travel to some cities in the United States such as Philadelphia or Los Angeles.